10 Top suspense books like The Devil Himself by Peter Farris

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The Devil Himself

By: Peter Farris

4.03

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

For Fans of Brian Panowich and Ron Rash. Southern Noir at its finest, The Devil Himself,  sizzles …

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1. Prince of Thieves

By: Chuck Hogan

3.67

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

The men wear masks. Their guns are drawn on the bank manager. She nervously recites the alarm code,… read more

Similar categories in Chuck Hogan's Prince of Thieves book and Peter Farris's The Devil Himself

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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2. A Cool Breeze on the Underground (Neal Carey, #1)

By: Don Winslow

4.00

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Neal Carey is not your usual private eye. A graduate student at Columbia University, he grew up on … read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's A Cool Breeze on the Underground (Neal Carey, #1) book and Peter Farris's The Devil Himself

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

3. She Rides Shotgun

By: Jordan Harper

3.76

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Polly is smart far beyond her years. But she's a loner. Her mother tells her she ha… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Harper's She Rides Shotgun book and Peter Farris's The Devil Himself

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4. City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)

By: Don Winslow

4.42

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love. Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond … read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3) book and Peter Farris's The Devil Himself

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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5. Nothing but the Bones

By: Brian Panowich

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

With lyrical prose and hard-hitting depictions of the hardscrabble life in the rural south, Brian P… read more

Similar categories in Brian Panowich's Nothing but the Bones book and Peter Farris's The Devil Himself

  • mystery thriller
  • southern
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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6. When These Mountains Burn

By: David Joy

4.06

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When his addict son gets in deep with his dealer, it takes everything Raymond Mathis has to bail hi… read more

Similar categories in David Joy's When These Mountains Burn book and Peter Farris's The Devil Himself

  • mystery thriller
  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"It had never been that addicts don’t care whether they lived or died, it was that the feeling you were chasing rested right against the brink and sometimes you just fell over."

-David Joy, When These Mountains Burn

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7. Ozark Dogs

By: Eli Cranor

3.72

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

In this Southern thriller, two families grapple with the aftermath of a murder in their small Arkan… read more

Similar categories in Eli Cranor's Ozark Dogs book and Peter Farris's The Devil Himself

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • southern
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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8. Hero

By: Thomas Perry

4.05

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

A private security agent finds that being branded as the City of Angels’ latest hero could also mak… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Perry's Hero book and Peter Farris's The Devil Himself

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Everything she saw was lit by skylights and every fixture conveyed the message, "This is the best, not just the most expensive."

-Thomas Perry, Hero

Cover of The Devil Himself by Peter Farris

9. The Devil Himself

By: Peter Farris

4.03

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

For Fans of Brian Panowich and Ron Rash. Southern Noir at its finest, The Devil Himself,  sizzles … read more

Similar categories in Peter Farris's The Devil Himself book and Peter Farris's The Devil Himself

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • southern
  • noir
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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10. Shifty's Boys

By: Chris Offutt

4.10

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

Army cop-turned-small-town-investigator Mick Hardin returns to the Kentucky hills in this second vi… read more

Similar categories in Chris Offutt's Shifty's Boys book and Peter Farris's The Devil Himself

  • mystery thriller
  • southern
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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11. The Last King of California

By: Jordan Harper

4.10

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes to find yourself, you have to go back to where you came from. You just might not like wh… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Harper's The Last King of California book and Peter Farris's The Devil Himself

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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12. Shoot the Moonlight Out

By: William Boyle

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A haunting crime story about the broken characters inhabiting yesterday's Brooklyn, this is the new… read more

Similar categories in William Boyle's Shoot the Moonlight Out book and Peter Farris's The Devil Himself

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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13. Those We Thought We Knew

By: David Joy

4.30

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning writer David Joy comes a searing new novel about the cracks that form in a small… read more

Similar categories in David Joy's Those We Thought We Knew book and Peter Farris's The Devil Himself

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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14. California Bear

By: Duane Swierczynski

3.94

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A witty new thriller from a "great storyteller" (Michael Connelly), California Bear follows four un… read more

Similar categories in Duane Swierczynski's California Bear book and Peter Farris's The Devil Himself

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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15. Salvage This World

By: Michael Farris Smith

3.71

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In Michael Farris Smith's latest "riveting" epic, a young woman returns home with her child to her … read more

Similar categories in Michael Farris Smith's Salvage This World book and Peter Farris's The Devil Himself

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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16. Dark Ride

By: Lou Berney

3.81

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes the person you least expect is just the hero you need Twenty-one-year-old Hardy “Hardl… read more

Similar categories in Lou Berney's Dark Ride book and Peter Farris's The Devil Himself

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"This is not the plot twist that my life required. I wish I’d never noticed those kids on the bench. I wish I’d never walked over. I wish, most of all, that I existed in a version of the multiverse wh…"

-Lou Berney, Dark Ride

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17. Small Town Sins

By: Ken Jaworowski

3.91

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A Rust Belt thriller that captures the characters of a down-and-out Pennsylvania town, revealing th… read more

Similar categories in Ken Jaworowski's Small Town Sins book and Peter Farris's The Devil Himself

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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18. It Dies with You

By: Scott Blackburn

3.86

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Scott Blackburn’s searing literary debut explores the dangerous world of secrets threatening to upe… read more

Similar categories in Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You book and Peter Farris's The Devil Himself

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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19. Broiler

By: Eli Cranor

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The troubles of two desperate families—one white, one Mexican American—converge in the ruthless und… read more

Similar categories in Eli Cranor's Broiler book and Peter Farris's The Devil Himself

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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20. Magic City Blues

By: Bobby Mathews

4.54

Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition

When low-level legbreaker Kincaid takes on a new assignment, he discovers it’s not really a step up… read more

Similar categories in Bobby Mathews's Magic City Blues book and Peter Farris's The Devil Himself

  • mystery
  • fiction

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Prince of Thieves

Chuck Hogan

3.67

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A Cool Breeze on the Underground (Neal Carey, #1)

Don Winslow

4.00

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City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)

Don Winslow

4.42

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Nothing but the Bones

Brian Panowich

4.16

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All the Sinners Bleed

S.A. Cosby

4.24

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Happiness Falls

Angie Kim

3.75

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William Kent Krueger

4.29

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